Black butler
Author
Author
Series
Black butler volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2010, 2007.
Language
English
Description
"Just a stone's throw from London lies the manor house of the illustrious Phantomhive earldom and its master, one Ciel Phantomhive. Earl Phantomhive is a giant in the world of commerce, Queen Victoria's faithful servant ... and a slip of a twelve-year-old boy. Fortunately, his loyal butler, Sebastian, is ever at his side, ready to carry out the young master's wishes. And whether Sebastian is called to save a dinner party gone awry or probe the dark...
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Series
Black butler volume 2
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
"As high society's social calendar opens up and the Season draws to a close, London is gripped by fear. Someone has taken to stalking women of the night and painting the town red-- in their blood. The name on everyone's lips seems to be 'Jack the Ripper' -- and as a result, the name on Queen Victoria's lips is Phantomhive. Summoned to London to clean up the mess created by this madman, Ciel Phantomhive arrives with Sebastian, his extraordinary butler,...
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Series
Black butler volume 3
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2010, 2008.
Language
English
Description
Terrorizing its populace, Jack the Ripper has shaken London to its very core. But when Sebastian Michaelis, singular butler of the Phantomhive house, lays bare the madman's true identity, all that is left for him to do is eliminate the perpetrator in the name of the Queen and Phantomhive. But inhumanly efficient skills don't guarantee victory when the opponent is just as supernaturally gifted! And though Sebastian may be able to save Ciel from physical...
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Series
Black butler volume 4
Publisher
Yen
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
London, the capital of the Great Empire, is again under siege, as a series of bizarre attacks on British citizens returned from India sends rumours that cast a pall upon Queen Victoria's rule. Sent in by Her Majesty, young Earl Phantomhive and his most capable butler, Sebastian, follow a trail that collides with an Indian youth who claims to be a prince. And this prince possesses an extraordinary butler of his own! As rivalry between the two butlers...
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Black butler. V , Black butler volume 5
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Author
Series
Black butler volume 6
Publisher
Yen
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The cheer of the holidays has passed, but the Noah's Ark traveling circus has been making the rounds, bringing fun and joy to children of all ages. However, as the ringmaster's cries fade away, a disturbing trend begins to surface in the wake of the colourful entourage. Children seem to disappear whenever the circus packs up for its next destination, and there are no clues---or corpses---to be found. But when the situation calls for Ciel and Sebastian...
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Series
Black butler volume 7
Publisher
Yen
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"Having successfully infiltrated the Noah's Ark Circus in the guise of rookie performers, Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his butler, Sebastian, set about gathering clues backstage as to the whereabouts of the missing children. But when a turn at snooping puts Ciel on the trail of a man whose identity is shrouded in mystery, he sets his consummate manservant to the task of investigating further ..."--Cover.
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Series
Black butler volume 10
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"With his royally sanctioned dinner party a shambles and a murderer on the loose, Earl Ciel Phantomhive is a veritable prisoner in his own home, alongside those of his guests who still live. And in the most shocking of turns, the young earl now finds himself without his indispensible manservant, Sebastian. But as the mystery deepens, there arrives upon the young earl's doorstep an odd vicar, wearing an insolent smile and an Inverness cape that flaps...
11) Black butler: 11
Author
Series
Black butler volume 11
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Whispers turn into screaming headlines in Earl Ciel Phantomhive's morning paper as word of the dead being resurrected takes society by storm. But when the unsavoury details of the business reach Ciel's ear, he and his superlative butler, Sebastian, book themselves on a luxury liner to look into these alleged miracles and the 'Aurora Society' conducting them. As the waters lap and crash all around the vessel, mysterious individuals gather under the...
12) Black butler: 12
Author
Series
Black butler volume 12
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"The decks of the Campania run red with blood when the corpses brought back to a semblance of life by the Aurora Society's 'absolute salvation' turn on the ship's passengers in a ghoulish farce. With their investigation waylaid by this primitive struggle for survival, Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his exceptional butler, Sebastian, are trapped at the mercy of both the unnatural and Mother Nature herself. For even as dead feet shuffle along the opulent...
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Series
Black butler volume 13
Publisher
Yen
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"His betrothed's unexpected skill with a sword having narrowly saved him from a gory fate at the gnashing jaws of the undead, Earl Ciel Phantomhive, along with his intrepid butler, Sebastian, fights to see another day aboard the doomed Campania. But as they draw nearer to the heart of the Aurora Society's scheme to reanimate the dead, the pair are met by the beautiful young 'Kaiser,' who holds all the keys to this mystery in the palm of his gloved...
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Series
Black butler volume 14
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Earl Ciel Phantomhive looks on in horror as Sebastian, his infallible manservant, is struck down by the death scythe of an unforeseen combatant. Devil though he may be, even Sebastian is not immune to the blade of a reaper's scythe. As Sebastian's cinematic record spills forth, the tale of how a devil became a butler to a little lost lord flickers to life in shades of sepia, blood, and ash...."
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Black butler volume 15
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"When students fail to return home from an English boarding school that numbers several elite bloodlines among its student body, Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his indomitable butler, Sebastian, infiltrate the lush grounds and stately halls of this distinguished house of learning at Her Majesty's behest. The butler takes on the role of tutor, his master that of student-- parts to which both are more than just a little accustomed. As their dorm lives of...
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Series
Black butler volume 16
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his invincible butler Sebastian may have succeeded in sneaking their way into the elite Weston College, but their investigation quickly hits a wall. To earn an audience with the headmaster, Ciel's only option is to attend the "Midnight Tea Party," an exclusive gathering hosted by the elusive head of the school. And the only way a lowly first-former like Ciel, earl or no, can land a seat at that table is by being elected...
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Series
Black butler volume 17
Publisher
Yen Press, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
After success at the school's annual cricket tournament, and with some help from his uncommon butler, Ciel is granted an audience with the school's enigmatic headmaster.
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Series
Black butler volume 18
Publisher
Yen Press, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Ciel and his butler Sebastian uncover the truth of the missing students at Weston College, a group that may have been stamped out in an effort to eliminate bullying.
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Series
Black butler volume 19
Publisher
Yen Press, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Ciel and his butler Sebastian travel to Germany to investigate a string of deaths and wind up in a cursed forest, finding themselves face-to-face with a witch.
20) Black butler: XX
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Series
Black butler volume 20
Publisher
Yen Press, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Debilitated by the curse of the wolfman, Ciel orders his butler Sebastian to head to London, but before he can leave, Her Majesty's man John Brown drops in on Sebastian bearing a mysterious royal letter.
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Series
Black butler volume 21
Publisher
Yen Press, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Investigating the Emerald Witch in a small town in the forests of German, Ciel and his butler Sebastian, on orders from the Queen, escort the Emerald Witch out of her castle and into the world.
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Series
Black butler volume 22
Publisher
Yen Press, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Escaping the wolves in sheep's clothing of Wolfsschlucht, Earl Ciel Phantomhive, unstoppable butler Sebastian, and the rest of the Phantomhive household abscond with the Emerald Witch. They take refuge in the hideaway of an old family friend--Diedrich, the late Vincent Phantomhive's schoolmate and confidant. But as preparations are made for the passage home to England, word of the Undertaker and his odd behaviour hangs over the proceedings. What...
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Series
Black butler volume 23
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When Queen Victoria suspects the Sphere Music Hall of cult practices, Earl Ciel Phantomhive and Sebastian infiltrate the hall and discover the disgraced prefects of Weston College and a fortune-teller who divines Sebastian's true nature.
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Series
Black butler volume 24
Publisher
Yen Press, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
When Queen Victoria becomes suspicious of a mysterious cult, Earl Ciel Phantomhive and Sebastian probe the group for answers, but Sebastian finds a sword-carrying girl standing in his way.
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Sphere Music Hall, with its elaborate entertainments, has the denizens of London under its spell and at the mercy of its resident cult's nefarious motives. To snap the populace out of the trance, Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his unparalleled butler Sebastian get down to business ... literally! The young earl takes the fight right to the enemy's door by opening a music hall of his own. But as a new kind of battle gets under way on the stage, Othello,...
26) Black butler: 26
Author
Series
Black butler volume 26
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"While Earl Ciel Phantomhive, accompanied by his indomitable butler, Sebastian, is away on the trail of his quarry, Blavat, the sound of gunshots rends the silence of his London town house. A scene of carnage awaits master and servant upon their return, along with a chilling message from the forgotten past that shakes the young earl to his core..."--Page [4] of cover.
27) Black butler: 27
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"On 14 December 1885--Earl Ciel Phantomhive's tenth birthday--despair was visited upon House Phantomhive in the form of a heinous attack on the family manor. Beckoned by the hatred in the wails of a helpless child, a devil alighted from an undulating purple-black mire. Thus, one story began, even as another ended ... Or did it?"--Page 4 of cover.
28) Black butler: 28
Author
Series
Black butler volume 28
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The truth of what happened three years ago comes to light, as the past Ciel sought to erase is thrust back into his face. The revelations shake the Phantomhive manor to its foundations, and even Sebastian, the resident devil, can only look on in admiration at the consummate gamesmanship at play. The Phantomhive blood, it would seem, runs thick with the thirst for vengeance..."--Provided by publisher.
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Series
Black butler volume 29
Publisher
Yen Press LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The queen's watchdog has become a fugitive, and the "true" Earl of Phantomhive has taken up residence in the manor. The Undertaker has yet to perfect his craft, though, and Ciel knows precisely what his brother is plotting. Even on the run, the master still has his retainers--scattered to society's darkest shadows, they search for the barest shred of information to turn the tide for good..." -- back cover.
30) Black butler: 30
Author
Series
Black butler volume 30
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"When searching for Ran-Mao, Mey-Rin's succesfully uncovered the covert operation in Baron Heathfield's manor--but an unforeseen hurdle stands in the way of a job well done. A tantalizing offer of employment has Mey-Rin reflecting on her own blood-soaked history that binds her to the former Earl Phantohive...Will she remain the master's devoted servent or will she abandon her post for good...?"--Provided by publisher.
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Black butler. XXXI , Black butler volume 31
Author
Author
Series
Black butler volume 32
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Baldo is currently a loyal servant of the Phantomhive estate, but who was he before? What led to his legacy as the immortal soldier, and what convinced him to put down his musket for a chef's knife? His mission at the hospital for veterans brings up memories buried deep within!